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We leverage proprietary research and collaborate with investment teams across New York Life Investment Management to offer timely answers to the questions facing investors today in key areas:
Chart of the Week: Three Paths for Iran, High Stakes for Markets
WEEK OF October 18, 2026
Now in its eighth month, the Iran conflict is testing how long the global economy can absorb disrupted energy flows. Oil supply buffers are thinning, and the pressure is spreading beyond crude oil to the fuels that keep businesses running. The range of possible outcomes remains wide. Where oil prices settle, and how long they stay there, will shape the outlook for growth and inflation. This week, the GMS team examines the diplomatic impasse, the growing strain in energy markets, and three paths forward for the conflict.
Read Macro Pulse Report: Dog Days, Data Shifts
A New Era in Global Liquidity
Liquidity provision is entering a new era. In this week's Market Matters, Julia Hermann and Sarah Hirsch explore the changing architecture of global liquidity, what this shift means for financial stability, and why investors may need to rethink liquidity management across their portfolios.
The Next Era in Global Liquidity: An Architecture
Julia Hermann shares key themes from the newly released 2026 Megatrends report, exploring how the changing architecture of global liquidity could shape markets and investor portfolios.
The Next Era in Global Liquidity: An Architecture
2025 | Trust or Bust: The Next Era of Global Debt Sustainability
The choices governments make will shape long-term capital markets assumptions around inflation, interest rates, and potential growth; and will influence asset allocation.
A global debt sustainability framework:
Private Markets
Navigate the next phase of global private markets
Key investor questions:
- How does an extended but maturing private markets cycle change where investors should be selective across private equity, private credit, real estate, and real assets?
- Where are the most compelling opportunities as policy support, easing financial conditions, and elevated long-term rates reshape valuations, deal activity, and underwriting discipline?
- How are global transitions such as AI, digitization, electrification, and supply chain reconfiguration creating long-term, capital-intensive opportunities across private markets?
Prospective investors should be aware that investments in private funds or alternative investment strategies are suitable only for qualified investors who do not require liquidity and who can bear the economic risk, including the potential for a complete loss, of their investment. Investors are encouraged to consult their tax or legal advisors before making such investments.
Video: Private Markets Outlook - Extending the Cycle
About Global Market Strategy
Our team of market strategists connects macroeconomics to asset allocation. We provide actionable insight into market-driving events, structural themes, and portfolio construction to empower investment decision-making.
Julia Hermann, CFA
Global Market Strategist
Michael LoGalbo, CFA
Global Market Strategist
Sarah Hirsch
Global Market Strategist
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